[Verse]
G C
Out on the poop deck a-walkin' about
G D
There stands the second mate so sturdy and so stout
G C
What he is thinking of he only knows himself
D G
Oh, we wish that he would hurry up and strike, strike the bell.
[Chorus]
D G
Strike the bell second mate, let us go below
C G D
Look well to windward you can see it's gonna blow;
G C
Look at the glass, you can see it has fell
D G
Oh we wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell.
[Verse]
G C
Down on the main deck and workin' at the pumps,
G D
There is the larboard watch a-longing for their bunks;
G C
They look out to windward and see a great swell,
D G
They are wishing that you'd hurry up and strike, strike the bell.
[Chorus]
D G
Strike the bell second mate, let us go below
C G D
Look well to windward you can see it's gonna blow;
G C
Look at the glass, you can see it has fell
D G
Oh we wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell.
[Verse]
G C
Forward on the forecastle and keepin' sharp lookout,
G D
There is Johnny standin', a-longin' fer to shout,
G C
Lights' a-burnin' bright sir and everything is well,
D G
And he's wishin' that the second mate would strike, strike the bell.
[Chorus]
D G
Strike the bell second mate, let us go below
C G D
Look well to windward you can see it's gonna blow;
G C
Look at the glass, you can see it has fell
D G
Oh we wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell.
[Verse]
G C
Aft at the wheelhouse old Anderson stands,
G D
Graspin' at the helm with his frostbitten hands,
G C
Lookin' at the compass through the course is clear as hell
D G
And he's wishin' that the second mate would strike, strike the bell.
[Chorus]
D G
Strike the bell second mate, let us go below
C G D
Look well to windward you can see it's gonna blow;
G C
Look at the glass, you can see it has fell
D G
Oh we wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell.
[Verse]
G C
Aft on the quarter deck our gallant captain stands,
G D
Lookin' out to windward with a spyglass in his hand,
G C
What he is a-thinkin' of we know very well,
D G
He's thinkin' more of shortenin' sail than strikin' the bell.